The new church consists of believers. The foundation stone was consecrated by John Paul II. – SME

11. Apr 2025 at 15:32

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Považská Bystrica. The construction of the Roman Catholic church, which is growing up in the second largest housing estate in Považská Bystrica, is gradually moving in the SNP housing estate.

The parish builds it from money from voluntary collections, despite rising material prices, it is likely that it will be completed this year.

« Last year we managed to build a rough building, now we continue with other work that is more time -consuming and finance. Prices have jumped, but some have also decreased.

Church buildings are not subject to subsidies or Eurofunds, and believers help with costs.

« We pay the whole construction only from our own collections and gifts. We are also grateful for the suppliers of materials and services who try to make them more affordable for us, » he added.

Winter has partially slowed them

Currently, work on the surface finishing of the walls, the installation of thermal insulation and plasters, which will be acoustic in certain places. The ceiling is insulated, ready for the installation of drywall, which will be acoustic with perforated holes in the central part.

« It is the first sacral building for us. To some extent it was a challenge, there are, for example, more heights, although it is basically a building like any other. Interestingly, the church will not be its own heating, it will only be tempered. Church adjustments.

In the winter months, they could not fully proceed with respect to the wet weather, working on the installation of networks, the insulation of the ceiling and the preparation of structures.

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« We have made all windows and doors, as well as a demanding design of atypical Gothic arcs on the entrance and altar portal. Church architecture is unusual and rare, and therefore it is necessary to solve all the details.

The church is completed at the end of this year.

They planned it for thirty years

The idea of ​​building a new church was created about thirty years ago. Already at the first papal visit of Slovakia in 1990 John Paul II. He sanctified the foundation stone. They started to plan the construction more actively eight years ago.